Susie Dent Books in Order

Dent surveys early twenty-first-century English, tracking new words, revived expressions and changing habits of speech and writing. Politics, popular culture, the internet and debates over usage provide evidence of how language responds to the events and preoccupations of its speakers.

Focusing on English in 2004, Dent examines how slang, technology, music, politics and the media reshape everyday vocabulary. New coinages, euphemisms and memorable quotations reveal the connections between social change and the language people use to describe it.

Dent explores changes in English through new vocabulary, word histories, dialect and debates about spelling and grammar. Drawing on dictionary research, she examines language from technology, politics and entertainment, alongside a sequence of words associated with the century ending in 2005.

Dent introduces children to the variety of English words through quizzes, puzzles and language games. Alongside activities that encourage curiosity about vocabulary, the book explains how new words are identified and selected for inclusion in the Oxford English Dictionary.

Dent surveys changes in English during the early twenty-first century, from punctuation and political jargon to food, advertising and celebrity culture. This fifth annual report places recent developments beside longer historical shifts and considers where the language might go next.

An alphabetical collection of new and revived expressions captures the linguistic preoccupations of 2008. Dent explains how contemporary events bring words into prominence and uses dictionary evidence to connect emerging vocabulary with older terms and their histories.

Dent investigates 101 questions about English submitted by viewers, readers and language enthusiasts. Drawing on Oxford's dictionary research, she explores the origins of familiar expressions, unusual word histories and persistent language puzzles, including cases where no certain answer exists.

Written for children, this exploration of English uncovers surprising histories behind familiar words and expressions. Dent follows changes in meaning and usage, showing how ordinary vocabulary can carry traces of bodily functions, social habits and unexpected earlier lives.

Interviews with professionals, enthusiasts and hobbyists reveal the specialized language used within Britain's many communities. Dent decodes occupational slang, private jokes and shared expressions, exploring how groups from builders to birdwatchers use words to express experience and belonging.

Dent gathers words for emotions and experiences that can be difficult to name, from everyday frustrations to pleasure in another person's happiness. Their histories reveal how different languages and earlier generations have expressed the subtleties of being human.

This illustrated collection introduces one hundred positive words and phrases, including forgotten expressions and recent discoveries. Dent explores their origins and meanings, encouraging readers of different ages to notice the language available for joy, hope and everyday encouragement.

Dictionary editor Martha Thornhill receives coded letters that appear connected to her sister's disappearance years earlier. Working with fellow lexicographers, she follows their linguistic clues toward a concealed truth that others are determined to keep from being uncovered.

Dent investigates the stories behind familiar English words and expressions, from red herrings to stealing someone's thunder. Questions about names, animals and odd turns of phrase lead into the historical events and beliefs preserved within everyday language.

One hundred words and phrases explore the experiences that connect people, including friendship, kindness, music and community. Accompanied by illustrations, Dent's selections combine old expressions with newer discoveries to reveal shared ideas of belonging across languages and cultures.

Dent explores Britain's regional vocabulary, explaining words that can puzzle visitors only a few counties from home. By tracing local expressions and comparing different names for familiar things, she reveals the histories and continuing variety of spoken English.

Susie Dent arranges word stories and unusual vocabulary around the days of the year. The almanac links dates with expressions, historical incidents, and forgotten terms, offering brief explorations of how English words acquire meanings and associations over time.